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Rockwood council votes 4–3 to keep city ban on chickens
Summary
The Rockwood City Council on Feb. 4, 2026, voted 4–3 to retain Ordinance No. 490, Section 21-14, which prohibits most domestic fowl in city limits. A resident had urged caution about allowing chickens; council split closely on the motion to leave the ordinance unchanged.
The Rockwood City Council voted 4–3 on Feb. 4 to retain a city ordinance that prohibits most domestic fowl, rejecting changes that would have allowed chickens within city limits.
Council took up the matter during the attorney's report. Attorney Pelland introduced the agenda item and the council moved to "leave ordinance as is" (motion M-030-26). Ordinance No. 490, Section 21-14, states: "No person shall keep or house any animal or domestic fowl within the City, except dogs, cats, birds or animals commonly classified as pets." The motion carried with Mayor Troy A. Cox and Council Members Crampton, Johnson and Mercure voting yes; Council Members Grzywacz, Robertson and Slavin voted no.
A resident of Lezotte Drive raised concerns earlier in the meeting about allowing chickens in the city, asking the council to consider public impacts of any ordinance change. The minutes do not record direct quotes from the resident.
Council did not record additional amendments to the ordinance at this meeting. The decision leaves the current prohibition in place and maintains Section 21-14 as the governing rule for domestic fowl in Rockwood.
The ordinance and vote were recorded in the meeting minutes; no subsequent action or implementation steps were announced at the meeting.
